From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu May 23 23:38:35 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id XAA02619 for hackers-outgoing; Thu, 23 May 1996 23:38:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: from parkplace.cet.co.jp (parkplace.cet.co.jp [202.32.64.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id XAA02610 for ; Thu, 23 May 1996 23:38:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (michaelh@localhost) by parkplace.cet.co.jp (8.7.5/CET-v2.1) with SMTP id PAA06166 for ; Fri, 24 May 1996 15:38:27 +0900 (JST) Date: Fri, 24 May 1996 15:38:26 +0900 (JST) From: Michael Hancock To: hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ISDN Compression Load on CPU In-Reply-To: <199605232309.TAA29413@etinc.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Thu, 23 May 1996, Dennis wrote: > >Build me an end-user router for $2,000 using your solution *INCLUDING* all > >software, hardware, CSU/DSU, etc -- electrical RJ-45 T1 to Ethernet, > >end-to-end. The SDL board *ALONE* is close to $1,000, and you haven't > >bought a processor, RAM, disk drive, case, power supply, display, etc. > > > >Oh, make sure you include BRI ISDN backup capability in that box. The P130 > >does, fully integrated, dial-on-demand. > > > >Now figure the fact that the $2,000 P130 price is a LIST price, and is > >typically discounted 20-30%, that this thing draws something like 18 > >watts, and can literally be stuck on a wall near the Ethernet concentrator > >that feeds your offices, while your "PC" requires not only a keyboard and > >monitor (big and bulky) but draws a couple of hundred heat-producing watts > >from the wall. > > requires a keyboard and monitor? Where've you been the past decade? > > Well guess what? for less than $3000. I can give you a 4 T1 system with full > bgp peering thats faster than a 4XXX series, with 100Mbs ethernet...shall i > go on? He ain't kidding. Chipsets are getting smaller, motherboards can be made smaller (E.g Tyan). A PC router solution doesn't have to take much space or power. It's not like it needs a Barracuda in it. -mh